Mel Bay Publications

Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has been a driving force in music education and instruction since 1947. They offer methods, solos, study material, sheet music, and music books for guitar and other instruments such as banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, fiddle and many more. They also offer CDs, concert and instructional DVDs of all styles and instruments. Mel Bay offers an extensive catalog covering most musical styles-from classical to jazz to celtic to bluegrass to blues.

A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. This approach to learning integrates, from the very beginning, chord playing and note reading. Full of creative illustrations and color. The CD features William Bay on guitar and is recorded in a split-track format.

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Children's Guitar Method Volume 1 - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This DVD supplements the popular and creative method of the same title for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced.

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Children's Guitar Method Volume 1 - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This is a popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced.

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Children's Guitar Method Volume 2 - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This is a popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced.

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Children's Guitar Method Volume 3 - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This is a popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is the methododically and carefully introduced.

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101 Essential Country Chord Progressions - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

A concise discussion of song form is provided to help beginners understand the structure of country songs. Overall, a great learning and reference tool for beginners and pros alike. All creative musicians and writers who study, perform, or compose country music will benefit from this book.

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Fingerpicking Guitar Tunes - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Richard Gilewitz demonstrates and teaches, by rote method, a selection of popular tunes chosen for their common nature involving folk, blues or ragtime themes. Features Freight Train, Alice's Restaurant, In Christ There is No East or West, Scarborough Fair, The Last Steam Engine and St. Louis Blues.

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Anyone Can Play Harmonica - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

Phil has been a professional educator and performer for over 20 years. His method is designed for anyone who would like to play the harmonica. Different techniques and styles are taught including folk, gospel, country and blues.

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You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

An easy-to-understand beginning harmonica book for both folk and blues harmonica stylings. Several different styles are analyzed and representive tunes are given in each style. All together, 41 harmonica arrangements are included.

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You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

Phil Duncan guides the viewer through the solos and techniques found in Mel Bay's popular You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica book. 50 minutes.

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Banjo Chords Made Easy - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This handy DVD takes the banjo student through all the basic banjo chords then moves into some advanced voicings. Chords are shown in all keys. Chords include major 7, minor 7, 6, minor 6, 9, diminished, augmented and many more. DVD format makes navigating easy.
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Learn the chords to each song, then play along with him on seven
important standards at three different speeds. He first explains the
chords to each song, then when the songs begin, he plays a solo and
then plays backup for you while you take your turn.
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You Can Teach Yourself Banjo - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

In this straightforward, easy to understand video for five-string bluegrass banjo, Janet Davis teaches tuning, how to read tablature, roll patterns, chords, licks, and other basic information needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo. Janet explains the first 22 lessons from the book of the same title and demonstrates examples both slowly and at regular speed. This 60-minute video can be used by itself to learn by ear, or with the tablature found in the companion book. The companion book for this video may be purchased separately. Note: The DVD teaches through Lesson 22. For the remaining Lessons, the CD must be purchased to hear those licks.

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Anyone Can Play Bluegrass Banjo - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This DVD is designed to teach the basics of bluegrass banjo playing to the beginning student who has no previous music experience. It includes a broad discussion of Scruggs; style banjo playing with a brief introduction to melodic-style playing.
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Super Bluegrass Banjo Picking Techniques - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

In this DVD, Alan Munde describes the basic rolls and picking pattern that make up bluegrass banjo music. Play-along exercises allow the student to develop a strong roll which leads to accuracy, speed, and right-hand control!.

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Back Up Banjo - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

nDVD version of the popular book. With its wealth of information on how technique can be tastefully applied, Back-Up Banjo is the definitive source on the subject of banjo accompaniment. The various back-up techniques are separated into categories. n

Leads the banjo player through working out songs for the five-string banjo from basic melodies in both Scruggs/bluegrass style and melodic style. Contains exercises and examples for improvising. Learn how to arrange music based on concepts of combining rolls and licks. n

If you already have many clawhammer books or DVDs but still can't seem to get the basics, this is the one for you, too!

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Favorite Harmonica Songs - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This 5 1/2"x 8" QWIKGUIDE gives you easy access to playing harmonica. This book uses the 12 or 16-hold chromatic harmonica in the key of C, as well as the 10-hole diatonic in the key of C, in standard tuning and blues harp style.

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Fun with the Harmonica - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

A great beginner's book for learning diatonic harmonica performance. Contains 42 songs, all easy and fun to play. Diatonic, Blues, and Chromatic harmonica stylings are all contained in this book. Also includes a section teaching the rudiments of music. The book teaches tone variance, bend, vibrato, and tremolo techniques.

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Deluxe Harmonica Method - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This book is a complete guide to playing the 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Its purpose is to help the beginning student avoid the trail and error method of playing the harmonica through step-by-step technical instruction and an extensive, graded repertoire. Includes CD and DVD.

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Blues Harp - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

One of the best-selling blues harp books available. Phil Duncan's instructions are thorough and easy to understand. The blues technique of playing 'cross-harp' is clearly presented. Chords and melody, bending, tones and vibrato are but a few skills that are taught. No previous musical knowledge is necessary

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Bluegrass & Country Music for Harmonica - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

Contains diatonic, cross harp, and chromatic stylings on 48 country/ bluegrass favorites. The accompaniment CD has 18 of the songs recorded on the beginning tracks with the harmonica, and again without the harmonica included. Shown in standard notation with lyrics, guitar chords & harmonica tab.

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Easiest Harmonica Book - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

A step-by-step method for playing harmonica solos. The format is simple and attractive. The student is taught how to find and play the individual notes on the diatonic harmonica, as well as learning to read simple musical notation. Includes a diatonic note chart. The songs include chords for accompaniment.

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Basic Harmonica Method - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This book is meant to give you a jump-start in playing blues harmonica. You will find there are both easy and difficult techniques on the harmonica. All tunes and exercises in this book are written in standard notation with harmonica blow/draw indications. Not a beginner's book.

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Basic Blues Harmonica Method - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

Basic Blues Harmonica Method is geared toward getting you playing blues harmonica as fast as possible. The songs and exercises have been designed to get you comfortable with moving around the instrument and allow you to take full advantage of the great sounding patterns available on your harmonica.

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Deluxe Harmonica Method - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This book is a complete guide to playing the 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Its purpose is to help the beginning student avoid the trail and error method of playing the harmonica through step-by-step technical instruction and an extensive, graded repertoire.

William Bay teaches you all of the basics of playing the uke. You will learn to hold the uke and strum in different time signatures. You'll also learn to play 58 all-time great ukulele songs in the keys of C, G, D, F and Bb. Step-by-step instruction provides hours of fun and enjoyment. C tuning.

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Uke Chords - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This uke chord DVD makes it possible to learn all the essential chords. Learning becomes much more interesting when you can see and hear each chord. Joe Carr teaches the chord shapes and positions that are used by all leading professionals. Watching Joe's hand positions and listening to each note in the chord will improve your ear and enable you to learn at a faster pace.

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Ukulele Christmas Songbook - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

Featuring 28 well-known Christmas songs arranged for ukulele with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Book contains chord diagrams for ukulele and guitar as well as common strum patterns to use for rhythm backup. All songs are arranged in standard notation and tablature for ukulele.

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Fun With Baritone Ukulele - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This excellent beginner's DVD is designed to accompany the book of the same title. In the video, Joe Carr introduces the beginner to the joy of accompanying songs with the baritone uke with basic chords, strumming patterns, and folk songs. Information on tuning and positioning is also included. Even an absolute beginner should find this course very easy to comprehend.

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Baritone Uke Chords - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

This great baritone uke chord DVD makes it possible to learn all the essential chords. Learning becomes much more interesting when you can see and hear each chord. Joe Carr teaches the chord shapes and positions that are used by all leading professionals. watching Joe's hand positions and listening to each note in the chord will improve your ear and enable you to learn at a faster pace.

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FAQ:Types And Uses Of The Capo - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

The capo is a tool of the trade. This will guide you through an understanding of how it works, and how to select the one that is right for you and your guitar. It is a theoretically correct method that relies mainly on an understanding of the fingerboard of the guitar; and which can be employed with any notational system. Lots of photos, examples, charts, and exercises are included.

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Music Theory in the Real World - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

In this book Mike Perlowin combines the practical experience of being a working musician in the fields of rock, blues, country, R&B, reggae, and bluegrass with the theoretical knowledge of an academic backround to explain music theory in terms that any moderately accomplished musician can understand.

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Music Essentials - Bluegrass Books & DVD's

Regardless of the instrument or music you play there are music essentials that bridge the gaps between different styles and musical genres. Understanding these inner workings of the musical world will open up an awareness and creativity you never dreamed possible. Theory, Harmony, and Notation.